Postcards from the Portland Art Museum May 1 - September 15, 1996 "Imperial Tombs of China"

Bron Family Menu Our Visits to the Family

 

Crown with three Dragons and two Phoenixes of the Wanli Emporer's Xiaojing. Dingling Tomb, Ming Dynasty, Palace Museum, Beijing.

Terracotta Warriors, Quin Dynasty, Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qinshihuang, Shaanxi. (Ones like these we saw and have pictures of from our trip.)

Bronze Light Carriage. Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220. Excavated in 1969 from the Han dynasty tomb in Lingtai in Wuwei, Gansu. Gansu Provincial Museum.

Large Bronze Horse. Han Dynasty. Excavated in 1981 from Fangling village in Wushui district, Hebei.

Jade Burial Suit with Gold Threads. Han Dynasty, Shangqui City Museum, Henan.

Pottery figure of a General. Qin Dynasty. Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qinshihuang, Shaanxi.